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Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell CC (née Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter.As one of the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s circuit, Mitchell became known for her personal lyrics and unconventional compositions, which grew to incorporate elements of pop, jazz, and other genres. [1]
Mitchell continued to use alternate tunings on her guitar to allow easier access to augmented chords and notes in unexpected combinations. [14] Due to the stark and bare revelations in the album, when it was first played for Kris Kristofferson he is reported to have commented, "Joni! Keep something to yourself!"
This suggests that Mitchell wrote the song before 1967 (the year of composition cited in the Los Angeles Times article above) and precedes the first Judy Collins release in 1967. "Both Sides, Now" is written in F-sharp major. Mitchell used a guitar tuning of D-A-D-F#-A-D with a capo at the fourth fret. The song uses a modified I–IV–V chord ...
Dog Eat Dog is the twelfth studio album by the Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released in 1985.It was her second album for Geffen Records.. As with its predecessor Wild Things Run Fast, Dog Eat Dog moves away from Mitchell's previous folk and jazz influences in favour of 1980s studio pop.
Mingus is the tenth studio album by Canadian musician Joni Mitchell.It was released on June 13, 1979, and was her last studio album for Asylum Records. [1] The album is a collaboration between Mitchell and Charles Mingus.
Mitchell did not release a new album in 1973, the first year she had not done so in her professional career. Her previous offering, For the Roses, was released in November 1972 to critical and commercial success, and Mitchell decided to spend the whole of the next year writing and recording a new album that revealed her growing interest in new sounds—particularly jazz.
Since her debut album in 1968, Canadian musician Joni Mitchell has released 19 studio albums, most recently 2007's Shine.Her most commercially successful period was the early-mid 1970s, which included 1970's Ladies of the Canyon, 1971's Blue and 1974's Court and Spark, all three of which reached Platinum status in the US.
"Down to You" uses a verse-bridge structure. [2] It is in the keys of D major and E major. [2] It begins with Mitchell playing a solo piano introduction. [3] The theme of the song is the need to either change your life or take responsibility for it, since "it all comes down to you."